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Utah Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 17, 2022

851 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $150.24/cwt -4.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,100/hd at 732 lb · 38 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.57/cwt +4.55 vs last sale · ≈ $742/hd at 440 lb · 33 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $147.25/cwt ≈ $1,306/hd at 887 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 851 1,203 2,783
Feeder cattle 674 851 2,388
Slaughter cattle 151 249 354
Replacement cattle 26 103 41

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 21 208.00 $208.00 $674 —
355–399 378 22 182.00–199.00 $190.85 $721 -1.65
409–422 418 21 177.50–193.00 $186.27 $779 +4.28
450–495 459 6 172.00–177.00 $175.37 $805 +6.19
501–540 510 16 174.00–186.00 $177.50 $905 +13.41
567 567 6 174.50 $174.50 $989 +17.62
625–637 629 14 160.00–164.00 $161.45 $1,016 +3.10
662 662 10 155.00 $155.00 $1,026 -3.78
713–748 732 38 144.00–155.00 $150.24 $1,100 -4.21
775–795 787 15 145.50–150.50 $149.44 $1,176 +0.83
803 803 2 147.75 $147.75 $1,186 —
887 887 25 147.25 $147.25 $1,306 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388–397 396 19 174.00–185.00 $183.87 $728 +11.74
425–442 440 33 159.00–172.00 $168.57 $742 +4.55
455–470 461 5 170.00 $170.00 $784 +8.67
510–518 515 6 165.00–167.00 $165.66 $853 +12.56
585–597 596 11 166.00–168.50 $168.28 $1,003 —
620–628 627 6 155.00–156.50 $156.25 $980 +3.65
658–698 671 13 148.25–153.00 $149.94 $1,006 +2.44
714 714 8 139.50 $139.50 $996 —
852–880 856 7 143.50–144.00 $143.93 $1,232 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
299 299 17 178.00 $178.00 $532 —
402–433 423 16 169.00–176.00 $171.08 $724 +2.22
505–527 515 15 155.00–164.00 $158.30 $815 -1.53
553–580 561 9 147.00–158.00 $150.20 $843 -2.75
605–633 614 19 142.50–161.50 $148.69 $913 -0.74
653–691 680 18 141.00–148.00 $145.83 $992 -2.99
705–741 724 21 133.00–147.00 $142.77 $1,034 -1.19
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 4 156.00 $156.00 $421 +1.74
330–340 337 5 151.00–155.00 $152.71 $515 +9.71
430–437 435 21 151.00–166.00 $155.24 $675 +4.21
453–485 474 15 145.00–155.00 $148.93 $706 +9.17
583–585 583 16 145.00–147.00 $145.13 $846 +0.59
670 670 4 134.00 $134.00 $898 +6.00
705–723 716 12 119.50–144.00 $131.01 $938 -4.12
973 973 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,216 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1413 1251 80-85% 42 50.00–57.50 $54.38 $680 -5.81
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1015 1010 85-90% 3 37.50–39.00 $38.50 $389 -1.07
785–1130 1024 85-90% 12 41.00–50.00 $43.75 $448 +4.18
1033–1235 1100 85-90% 3 35.00–38.00 $36.12 $397 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1858 1670 75-80% 15 56.00–66.00 $62.18 $1,038 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1308 1245 3 61.00–67.50 $65.55 $816 —
1305–2060 1704 7 71.00–78.00 $74.83 $1,275 -3.05

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960–1110 1046 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 775.00–960.00 $879.33

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.